diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 45615f7..e604d4b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
     description: Run `black` on python code blocks in documentation files
     entry: blacken-docs
     language: python
-    language_version: python3
     files: '\.(rst|md|markdown|py|tex)$'